Adjustable ladder bucket hook



Nov. 11, 1941. H. HELGASON ADJUSTABLE LADDER BUCKET HOOK Filed Aug. 7,1940 11616! Ha GASON Patented Nov. 11, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEADJUSTABLE LADDER BUCKET HOOK Helgi Helgason, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application August 7, 1940, Serial No. 351,748

3 Claims.

This invention relates to painting and decorating and more especially toan adjustable ladder bucket hook.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple, practical andinexpensive adjustable hook for paint buckets and the like, adapted foruse with ladders and similar types of apparatus.

Another object of the invention is to provide an adjustable bucket hookwhich may be suspended from a flat surface.

A further object is to provide an adjustable hook for use with ladderswherein the bucket may be so suspended as to be free from the steps orrungs of the ladder.

Other objects and advantages will appear and be brought out more fullyin the following specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a view showing my invention in use with a step ladder;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the invention suspended from aladder rung;

Fig. 3 is a side view of the bucket hook portion of the invention;

Fig. 4 is an edge view of the same;

Fig. 5 is a view showing the hook suspended from a rung of an extensionladder; and

Fig. 6 is a view illustrating the mode of suspension from a fiat surfacenear the edge thereof.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, I show a bucket hook havinga ladder hook portion 1 and a bucket hook portion 8 each comprising asteel wire extending through an aperture in a pivot block 9. Hookportion 1 which will preferably be made of tempered steel, has a flangedhead ID by which block 9 is suspended and is further provided with ashoulder or other enlarged portion H which limits the distance block 9can be slipped on portion 1 so as to compact the device in order that itmay be carried in a pocket or tool box and occupy a minimum of space.Hook portion 1 has a substantially horizontal portion I2 and adownwardly extending portion I3 having a sharpened point M. Portion I2is adapted to lie flat along the fiat step of a step ladder or the likewhile the corner between portions [2 and I3 provides suspension meansfrom a round rung of a ladder of the extension type.

Bucket hook portion 8 has a shouldered head l5 by which it is suspendedfrom block 9 and is provided with a shoulder l6 which limits themovement of the hook portion in the aperture in block 9. Portion 8 isprovided with a loop I! by which a bail I8 of a bucket l9 can besuspended without likelihood of the bail being inadvertently releasedfrom the hook when carryingthe bucket or changing the position thereof.The bucket hook portion 8 by its pivotal suspension in block 9 andpivotal suspension of block 9 on portion 1 permits the bucket l9 to besuspended from a ladder as shown in Figs. 1 and 5 so that the buckethangs outside of the ladder rails. Fig. 5 further shows the suspensionof the bucket hook between the left side rails of an extension ladderand permits the extension portion of the ladder to be moved withoutfouling the bucket hook.

In Fig. 6 I show the bucket hook suspended from a flat portion of awindow or door frame, the sharpened point 14 engaging the frame memberso as not to slip therefrom.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. An adjustable ladder bucket hook as described comprising an elongatedshank member having a downwardly extending portion provided with a pairof spaced abutments and a laterally extending portion provided with ahook, a laterally extending bearing block having an aperture adapted toreceive said downwardly extending shank portion between said abutmentsand an aperture for a bucket bail hook, a bucket bail hook having ashank portion extending through said bearing block aperture and having apair of limiting abutments and a curved over-lapping terminal portionadapted to prevent accidental release of bucket bail therefrom.

2. In a device of the character described, in combination, an aperturedblock, a hook positioned in one of said apertures and having shouldersthereon whereby vertical movement of the hook with respect to the blockis limited, a second hook, said second hook being positioned in anotherof said apertures and having shoulders thereon whereby lateral movementof the said hook with respect to the block is limited.

3. In a bucket hook, in combination, an upper and a lower section havingsubstantially parallel stems, a block positioned transversely of the1ongitudinal axes of said stems and having apertures therein to receivesaid stems, and shoulders, certain of said shoulders being positionedupon each of said stems to form stop limits, one of said sections beingprovided with an end portion substantially parallel with its stem, theother of said sections being formed with an open loop.

HELGI HELGASON.

